Mrs. Annie Day Robinson Shepard was the devoted wife of Dr. James E. Shepard, founder of North Carolina Central University. Mrs. Shepard wrote the lyrics to North Carolina Central University’s Alma Mater, “Dear Old N.C.C.” Mrs. Shepard served on...

From 1939 through 1943, Dr. John Hope Franklin Was a Member of the Faculty at Saint Augustine's College, Where He Was a Professor of History and Engaged in Research. Although This Was His Second Teaching Position, He Had Begun Writing "From Slavery...